Seen around the shore (June 2009)

A Kiwi visitor... this gannet was found on Deadman’s Beach, it carried a leg band (below) from White Island, off the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island. 

The leg band of the gannet from New Zealand found on Deadman's Beach (above).

Taking a breather ... An osprey on Deadman’s Beach (below).
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